i have a few knives at home and still am making some, my dads friend gave me some deer antler to make handles out of but i dont really know how. i did make 1 but it is pretty dodgy all i did was drill a hole in the antler and glue the knife blade in. i want it really shiny and clean like u get in hunting shops. what makes a better handle, if you cut it in half or just leave it and make a hole in the antler. any tips!
I have used both methods using scales(antler cut in half) and boring a hole and a lock nut on the end, if you have access to a band saw, and a drill press it makes things go faster, and a good sander both a disk and a belt sander in one, the hilt piece is the most important, if you do not get a perfect fit it will show, another way is to drill out the antler as deep as the tang(not so deep it penetrates all the way through) and fill it with wood putty, slide the tang into the soft putty and let it set up 10-15 minutes, then pull out the tang and let it dry(make sure it is completely dry) now you just drill the holes for the tang pins or rivets and place the tang in the slot and drill the holes. but there are catalogs that sell kits just peruse the internet
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